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Piper macropiper
As recorded: Piper macropiper Pennant
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Piperales › Piperaceae
- Collected by
- Kairo, A.; Streimann, H.A. Kairo →Heinar Streimann →
- Collector number
- NGF 26030
- Date
- November 9, 1965
- Locality
- Taun Creek (B.G.D. lease) Bulolo
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1965, Kairo, A.; Streimann, H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Piper macropiper observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13
Eubenangee Swamp National Park, Eubenangee, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp, AU-NT, AU
(c) Vincent Böhm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25
Danbulla QLD 4872, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-13
Holmes NT 0812, Australia
(c) Roland Muench, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-01
Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
(c) Graham Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-03
Lake Eacham QLD, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Piper macropiper. BISH 26316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/26316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956336851 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
